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Looks like you had fun. As far as size, I think it is all personal preference. Most people prefer a 240 gyuto with a tapered octagonal handle 20x25mm at the face. Personal preferences deviate from there.

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Looks like you had fun. As far as size, I think it is all personal preference. Most people prefer a 240 gyuto with a tapered octagonal handle 20x25mm at the face. Personal preferences deviate from there.

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Cheers! I havent measured the face yet. I am assuming ut would be smaller than what you have listed. I was aiming for thicker than what i ended up with however this was a small offcut of redgum so i didn't have much material to work with. The copper spacer was from a copper pipe that i cut up and flattened.

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Cheers! I havent measured the face yet. I am assuming ut would be smaller than what you have listed. I was aiming for thicker than what i ended up with however this was a small offcut of redgum so i didn't have much material to work with. The copper spacer was from a copper pipe that i cut up and flattened.

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I keep my first handles around, just to remind me about the first time. I did a couple things to vastly improve the final product, then I have made a few more tweaks in the last year.

Have fun. If it is comfortable, functional, that is the most important thing! I have taken to buying sheet metals since they start out pretty flat.

From the video it's hard to tell, but I personally prefer a little more taper, thinner at the top of the handle going to bigger at the butt. But it's mostly aesthetic to me since I use a pinch grip 99% of the time.

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From the video it's hard to tell, but I personally prefer a little more taper, thinner at the top of the handle going to bigger at the butt. But it's mostly aesthetic to me since I use a pinch grip 99% of the time.

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I wanted more taper but i ran out of material to use. I have another glued up ready to shape that i should be able to make big improvements on.

Chamfering - so this is the easier part to mess up, which is why you often see shallow chamfering. I would chamfer more, take a look at a decent octagonal stock handle. (Lots of octagonal stock handles have inconsistent chamfering; it’s not as automated as d-shaped or oval) Rough cut example attached

Chamfering - so this is the easier part to mess up, which is why you often see shallow chamfering. I would chamfer more, take a look at a decent octagonal stock handle. (Lots of octagonal stock handles have inconsistent chamfering; it’s not as automated as d-shaped or oval) Rough cut example attached